Students in the Department of Software Engineering must complete a total of 40 working days of mandatory internships in order to graduate from the bachelor’s program. The department’s internship requirement consists of two separate internships, each lasting 20 working days. Students may begin their internships upon completion of the 4th semester. Approval from the Department Internship Coordinator is required to complete an internship during the semester or during summer school. The student must have at least three full days per week available, and internship days must not conflict with academic activities such as classes, lab sessions, midterms, finals, and similar events.
Important Deadlines
Selection of the Host Organization
The internship site must be an organization operating in the fields of software, hardware, or information technology and employing at least one Software Engineer, Computer Engineer, or Electrical and Electronics Engineer. The student is expected to carry out work related to the field of Software Engineering during the internship.
Obtaining Preliminary Approval
Before beginning the internship application process, the student must notify the Department Internship Coordinator of the suitability of the selected internship site and obtain verbal preliminary approval for the organization. Internships initiated without preliminary approval may not be accepted.
Document Preparation
The Internship Application Form is obtained from the relevant office or the university’s website, completed by the student, and approved by the host organization. The form, once approved by the organization, is submitted to the Department Internship Coordinator along with the following documents:
Insurance Process
The internship cannot begin until the procedures related to the mandatory internship insurance provided by the university have been completed. The student must verify that the “Insured Employee Registration Form” has been issued and should begin the internship on the specified date after the Social Security Institution (SGK) registration process has been completed.
Conduct of the Internship
The student must record the work performed during the internship in the Internship Logbook on a daily and regular basis. The tasks performed each day, the methods and tools used, and the results obtained must be described clearly and in their own words. The relevant sections and pages of the Internship Logbook must be signed and approved by the authorized engineer at the institution.
Submission and Review of Documents
Upon completion of the internship, the student must submit all internship-related documents to the Department Internship Coordinator within the announced timeframe. The institution’s Intern Evaluation Form must be completed and signed by the institution and submitted in a sealed envelope.
Evaluation
All pages of the Internship Log must be approved by an authorized engineer
The Internship Log must be prepared in accordance with the relevant guidelines and published formatting rules
The institution’s Intern Evaluation Form must be submitted in a sealed envelope
All documents must be submitted within 30 days of the start of the new term
Internship work must be relevant to the field of Software Engineering, sufficient, and original
The outcome of the internship (acceptance or rejection) can be tracked through the student information system once the evaluation process is complete.
Department Internship Coordinator: Asst. Prof. Cem BULUT / cem.bulut@istun.edu.tr